Category Archives: building trends

As one of the leading commercial concrete contractors in the nation, The Conco Companies provide the Western United States with a wide range of concrete services including producing and placing cellular concrete. Also known as foam concrete, cellular concrete provides … Continue reading →

Concrete spalling and cracking, sometime referred to as concrete cancer, is caused by rebar corrosion and can affect buildings and other concrete structures. Once the steel reinforcing in a concrete slab begins to rust, the steel rust can expand up … Continue reading →

Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC), a type of reinforced concrete that uses a fibrous substance to increase structural strength, durability and ductility, is a subject of new research and developments. In FRC, short, discrete fibers are uniformly distributed and randomly … Continue reading →

At The Conco Companies, we make it a point to stay up-to-date on the latest concrete news and innovations, and implement new ideas and technologies designed to save our customers time and money as well as to create … Continue reading →

Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) systems are being used in everything from single story buildings to 20+ story high-rises. Common types of projects include single and multifamily residential housing, hotels, offices, educational and healthcare facilities, manufacturing and warehouse buildings and others. … Continue reading →

The University of Michigan is conducting an interesting study that involves developing a more durable concrete using raw acid mine drainage from abandoned mines in Northeast Pennsylvania. The research is focused on whether the impacted water, taken from … Continue reading →

Along with our broad range of commercial concrete services including pumping, shotcrete, rebar fabrication and installation, trucking, and design/build, The Conco Companies also offer superior formwork. This all-important temporary structure is designed to contain and mold … Continue reading →